Sezemice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants.
Sezemice | |
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 Church of Saint Bartholomew | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Sezemice Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°35′8″N 15°0′19″E / 50.58556°N 15.00528°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Mladá Boleslav |
| First mentioned | 1115 |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.40 km2 (1.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 291 m (955 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 135 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (79/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 294 11 |
| Website | obecsezemice |
Administrative division
editSezemice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Sezemice (99)
- Jirsko 1.díl (9)
Etymology
editThe name is derived from the personal name Sezema, meaning "the village of Sezema's people".[3]
Geography
editSezemice is located about 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of Mladá Boleslav and 18 km (11 mi) south of Liberec. It lies in the Jičín Uplands. The highest point is at 350 m (1,150 ft) above sea level.
History
editThe first written mention of Sezemice is from 1115, when Duke Vladislaus I donated the village to the newly established monastery in Kladruby. The owners of the village included Jan Čapek of Sány and the Wartenberg family. From the mid-16th century until the 19th century, Sezemice was part of the Svijany estate and shared its owners, among whom were the families of Wartenberg, Schlick and Waldstein.[4]
Demographics
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Transport
editThere are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
editThe main landmark of Sezemice is the Church of Saint Bartholomew. Its existence was first documented in 1352. In 1852–1856, the church was rebuilt into its current Empire form.[7][8]
Notable people
edit- Stanislav Libenský (1921–2002), contemporary artist
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 48.
- ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Sezemice. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Památky" (in Czech). Obec Sezemice. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
- ^ "Kostel sv. Bartoloměje" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
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